Wednesday, February 21, 2018

My thoughts: Oh this book brings back so many memories of my own little "duckies" when I would take them to the university for swimming lessons. Fear! The unknown! The cold of being wet! The "pool noises" (a large indoor pool with lots of kiddies)! So much to overcome. So much need to build their individual confidence level so they could succeed.

I'm a Duck is such a joy to read. First of all my heart was drawn to the beautifully soft watercolors that took me into the world of this little fluffy duck who has such an anxious expression. Then the story is told in delightful rhyme that really "works." Sadly some children's rhyming books don't have good cadence and rhyme. This one does!

Now about this little ducky. First of all he rolls out of the nest and plops into the pond when he is only an egg. Well, mama duck rescues him but henceforth and seemingly forevermore he is imprinted with this disastrous beginning. (Well, it is a make-believe story, isn't it?)

Then he goes through the various attempts to get his ducky-swim-legs because, after all, he is a duck! But this is hard. He is fearful. He has no confidence that he won't sink underneath the water. What's a duck to do?

The story does end well with him swimming in line with his siblings and it teaches the little readers that they, too, can overcome their fears and they, too, can be confident that they can grow up to be what they were intended to be.

A well-done delightful story that I highly recommend.

About the book: One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little duck, and the water is still very scary. Jumping into the pond at all seems impossible, never mind swimming in a line with all his brothers. “You’re a duck, and ducks don’t sink,” Big Frog points out. Practicing in a puddle helps a little, while backrubs and snacks from his mother help a little more. Big Frog offers to hold his friend’s wing and dive in together, but our little duck knows that some challenges need to be faced alone. Even when they are very scary!

I cannot swim, and that is bad.

A landlocked duck is very sad.

Sometimes it takes a lot to get your webbed feet wet! An adorable picture book makes a splash with a satisfying story about conquering your fears.

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I allow them to experience as many new situations (with supervision) as possible. Every time the master a new skill, learn new things, and occasionally pushed out of their comfort zone and adapt-- their confidence grows, and are not intimidated when encountering new challenges.

I found something my 5 kids were good at and encouraged them when they expressed their feelings and tried a new experience. Talking beforehand helped lessen their fears as well as accompanying them to get them started helped a lot.

One time my son nearly fell off a chair lift going skiing. He was 4 years old. I was sitting with him. I hung on to him via his coat and prayed and he made it safely to the top. He said he didn't want to go on that chair lift again until he was a grownup. I said no he was going to go on it with his dad who could help him. I didn't want him to leave there with fear but to triumph over fear which he did. He is now 37 and has had to conquer a lot of fear in life and handled it admirably. Rosanne

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